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nice job barbi! motivation is so important in the workplace, and everybody is motivated differently. I agree with your comment and findings - good communication helps build a team, and will help with the motivation! Abby S

Being a manager in the past, i found that raises or prizes were short term benefits while a compliment and thank you immediately was much more effective. i enjoyed your presentation, it was definitely on the mark IMO! Michael H

Debbie I did find that the more communication and involvement between employees the more motivated they were to help one another and work in a team environment. They had more of a sense of belonging and loyalty when a part of the communication flow of ideas.

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<ul><li>Victor Vroom </li></ul><ul><li>Focuses on outcomes and not needs </li></ul><ul><li>Associate behavior with outcome </li></ul><ul><li>Something in it for me, then work harder </li></ul><ul><li>Performance-reward link </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Different people, different source of motivation </li></ul><ul><li>Managers need to know employees </li></ul><ul><li>Praise is well received but must be sincere </li></ul><ul><li>Acknowledge good work immediately </li></ul><ul><li>Pay raise and promotion not the one thing that motivates </li></ul><ul><li>Employees want to be a part of goals and important things in company to be motivated </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Survey of 7 within department </li></ul><ul><li>Asked questions about motivation </li></ul><ul><li>Main finding was lack of communication </li></ul><ul><li>Second was poor planning </li></ul><ul><li>Too much information found through grapevine which frustrates </li></ul><ul><li>No praise or recognition </li></ul><ul><li>Not a part of important decisions </li></ul><ul><li>Severe lack of motivation to go above and beyond </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Weekly/monthly meetings </li></ul><ul><li>More communication from staff and manager </li></ul><ul><li>Staff being a part of decisions </li></ul><ul><li>More advance planning </li></ul><ul><li>Job descriptions </li></ul><ul><li>Team-oriented work place </li></ul><ul><li>Reassessment after one month to give time to implement the changes </li></ul>